Where does “amărâre” come from?

amărâre (Romanian) comes from Romanian amară, from French amarre, from Italian amarra, from Spanish amarra, from Spanish amarrar, from French amarrer, from Dutch anmarren — to tie.

amărâre (Romanian): bitterness

Definitions

  1. bitterness

Ancestry of “amărâre”, step by step

amărâre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian amară

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianamarămooring
2Frenchamarrefirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Italianamarrahawser, rope
4Spanishamarramooring line, warp
5Spanishamarrarto moor; to tie
6Frenchamarrerto moor; to tie with rope
7Dutchanmarrento tie

via Romanian amărî

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianamărîto embitter; to sadden; to become sad
2Latinamarīre—
3Latinamarēscōto become bitter
4Latinamārusbitter (taste)
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
Every word from Dutch anmarren →Every word from French amarrer →Every word from Spanish amarrar →